Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-29

usage that applied to the repression
OF political opinion. with which
we have nothing to do. The oppo.
ments OF the governments endeavor to ap.
propriate, Tor the purpose OF attacking
the bill, a feeling which has always existed
against political repression. But the re-
pressors OF crime do not attack the liberty
1.-THE people. On the contrary, they are it's
greatest defenders. Gladstone tells us that
for fifteen years he believed in home rule,
but he kept his change of conviction to
himself SO cleverly that everybody believed
he still objected. i. .,.,. -
IT,. ALEXANDER MITCHELL DEAD. 5
He Dies Suddenly In New York the 10th inst
Heart Trouble Of Long Duration Followed by
Pneumonia the Cause.
New York Special: Alexander Mitchell,
the famous millionaire and railway mag
nate OF the northwest, died rather sudden
~ at the Holman house at 2:25 on the
afternoon OF the 10Th, of bronchial pneu.
1nonia, complicated by, intermittent ma.
larial lever.
lie had been spending some time in Jack
sonville, Florida, and it's vicinity, where
he owns in conjunction with his wife a
magnificent orange plantation, and while
there he had insisted on, getting up and
taking early morning walks every day be-
fore the heavy dew OF that region had been
dissipated. In this way he contracted ma
laria and when he returned to New York
he was quite ill and afterwards caught
a severe cold which developed into cap
Hilary bronchitis and finally it terminated
in pneumonia. Mr.. Mitchell's son and
the latter's wife were at the Hoffman house
with their father, and when the illness of
the elder Mitchell developed seriously DR..
Mackie, who married niece OF the mill
ionaire and who was his family physician,
came on with his wife from
Milwaukee to the bedside of the
patient. Affairs seemed to mend, how
ever, until this morning, after Mr.. Mitchell
had partaken OF his break fast Of oat meal,
meal was not digested, and the fact agra
waited the phenumonic symptoms and f.
nally produced failure of the functions OF
the heart and death. He had for some
time previously been troubled with inpedcd
action OF the heart.
There were present besides the attending
physicians when Mr.. Mitchell breathed his
last his son, John L. Mitchell, and the lat
ter's wife and little children. Albert Bier
stadt, the artist, Mrs. Mackie, supt.
Miller, of the Milwaukee and Saint
Paul road, OF which Mr.. Mitchell was
president, Rev. DR.. Keene OF Milwaukee,
the almost constant companion OF Mr..
Mitchell on his various journeyings, An
drew J. Aikens, the editor OF the Evening
Wisconsin OF Milwaukee and a warm per
sonal friend OF the deceased, the latter's
two Wallets and Others. The scene was al
fecting, and prayer was offered by DR..
Keene. His remains were taken to Mil
waukee for interment.
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ellis wealth is variously estim ated at from
that the first figure is more nearly
correct than the latter. In fact it is even
likely that $4,000, 900 will prove
to be too high p figure. Mr..
Mitchell has notduring late years been
as heavy holder OF St. Paul railway
stock as in former years, and has not in
creased his Investments in other fields.
His estate consists largely OF securities
OF various kinds. Outside OF his
magnificent residence on Grand avenue,
Mitchell bank buildings he has compar~
atively small landed possessions. He
is known to have left will. John l..
Mitchell, Mr.. Mitchells only son, has fire.
quently been spoken OF as a possible sue
cessor OF his father. 1t has been rumor-
ed that the general Offices OF the road
would be removed to Chicago on
Mr.. Mitchel's demise. The charter OF
the company, however, stipulates their To-
cation in Wisconsin and the president
must also be resident OF that state. It
is thought that John Plankinton of Mil
waukee or Phil. D. Armour OF Chicago,
both OF whom are heavily interested in
the St. Paul. will succeed Mr.. Mitchell,
but Armour says he will not accept
In the Marine and Fire Insurance bank,
of which Mr.. Mitchell owned 80 of 100
shares, John Johnston is likely to be Mr.
Mitchell SUCCESSOR. Mr.. Mitchell is survived
by a wife, who is at present at
her Floridian villa; q son, John L. and an
adopted daughter, Mrs. DR.. Mackie OF this
city, and sister and brother living in
Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Alexander Mitchell was born Oct 18th,
1917 in the parish Of Elton, Central Aber-
deenshire, Scotland. Elton is about mid
way between Aberdeen and Peterhead, and
six or eight miles back from the North sea
coast. In this quiet farming region his
father, ohm Mitchell. was an Industrious
substantial farmer, g. man OF vigorous in
tellect, self-reliance and probity.
In May, 1889, Mr.. Mitchell, then in his
twenty second year, came to the United
States and settled in Milwaukee, then 8
village Of about 1900 inhabitants He
and Mr.. Smith began business as the Wis
consin Marine and Fire Insurance compa.
ny, and were wonderfully successful IRON
the start.
It is not too much to say that to him. far
more than to any other man, living or dead,
Milwaukee owes her prosperity, and al
most her very existence, as anything more
than n small provincial town. And not
only is this true OF Milwaukee, but OF Wis
consin. Iowa, Minnesota and Dakota also.
To Mr.. Mitchells fine management, aided
by S. s. Merrill and his associates, is due
the success OF this vast railway enterprise.
In religion he was a Presbyterian for some
time, but latterly was vestryman of St..
Jam es Episcopal church, Milwaukee. Mr..
Mitchell was married Oct. Z, 1S41 to Miss
Martha Reed, the daughter of Seth Reed,
one OF the pioneers OF Milwaukee.
Sacredness Of Land Patents.
Washington Special: To it's degree in the
Maxwell land grant matter the supreme
court appended some general instructions
to lower courts upon the nature and i'm
portance OF land patent that will do
much to clear away afog that has surround
ed this instrument. While it aftirms en-
phatically the right and jurisdiction OF q
court to Investigate and grant relief where
the issue OF patent has been based
upon fraud or mistake. it !. draws
the attention Of courts to the fact that the
patent is the highest evidence Of, title as
well against the United States as against
private individual. It's effect upon the
rulings of the interior department in land
matters, is thus stated by one OF the prin-
cipal law clerks Of the assistant attorney
generals Office, whose duty it is to write
decisions for the secretary's signature and